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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Fr. Gregory Gay Expresses Gratitude for Prayers
Fr. Gregory Gay, CM Superior General, writes to express gratiude for prayers for his father and brother-in-law. Thanks for your prayers for my brother-in-law, Jeff Ayers. He has recovered well. Please remember my Dad, George, in your prayers. He was operated on...
Two books of interest to Vincentian Family
Subscriber Joe deBenedictis draws our attention to two books which feature Sisters of Charity (New York) and Daughters of Charity respectively."I recently came across two books that would be of interest to members of the Vincentian Family. They both are about the...
Anniversary of Canonization of Justin de Jacobis, C.M., Apostle of Ethiopia
Justin de Jacobis, C.M., Apostle of Ethiopia was canonized October 16, 1975For more details of his life visit the Vincentian Encyclopedia
Vincentian Family in UK Fighting Human Trafficing
Sr. Maureen Tinkler, DC provides a model of advocacy against human trafficking. Dear Members of the Vincentian Family, PROTECT TRAFFICKED WOMEN: PROTECT THE HUMAN The Home Office's own sources suggest that at least 1,400 women are trafficked into the UK and sold into...
CM To Receive Presidential (Philippines) Citation
Fr. Agustin Advincula, CM will be among the recipients of the Presidential Citation for their "unprecedented assistance and cooperation" to the successful evacuation of Filipinos based in Lebanon and East Timor, according to Executive Secretary Eduardo...
Papal Message for World Food Day
"Often, International Action to Combat Hunger Ignores the Human Factor" VATICAN CITY, OCT. 19, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Here is the message Benedict XVI sent to Jacques Diouf, director general of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, on the occasion of World Food Day....
Pontiff Urges Recovery of Values to Battle Hunger
VATICAN CITY, OCT. 19, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI says that the fight against world hunger calls for the recovery of the genuine values of agricultural work, with the human person as the protagonist. The Pope stressed the importance of the family and of...
Live Simply
Maureen Tinkler, DC writes... A new initiative is being launched this Advent by CAFOD in collaboration with PROGRESSIO (formerly CIIR) called THE LIVESIMPLY PROJECT. It is a good thing for the Vincentian Family to belong to and the Daughters of Charity have kindly...
Vincentian Podcast on Being Yourself
Vincentcast - a podcast series geared to youth... So, it seems that one of the fundamental issues of figuring our how to ride through life is how to be yourself -- not too big and not too small. . . Vincentcast Each Tuesday evening there will be a new edition of the...
Cardinal Martino to Attend U.S. Meeting on Poverty
WASHINGTON, D.C., OCT. 17, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Cardinal Raffaele Martino will address a meeting in San Francisco to discuss what the Catholic Church can do to alleviate global poverty. "Point 7 Now! Keeping America's Promise to Make Poverty History," is co-sponsored by...
